I still marvel that I’ve become the honorary painting leader of the group. But I play it cool.
The school hallways are shadowy and too quiet.
It’s a week into our winter vacation — yup, schools in England have a full couple of weeks off — but we’re here to do scenery, and frankly, I’m glad to have something to do. I’ve been sitting around at Bubby’s place for a few days, and even relaxing gets too much sometimes.
Okay, so I went shopping once with Raizy and hung out with Aunt Chana a few times, spoke to Ima, too — it’s nice not to have to work around a school schedule. It’s also reassuring to hear her voice, hear that everything sounds okay. According to Ima, the political situation is just “staying the same.” Well, as long as it’s all the same, it can’t be too bad, right? I mean, the demonstrations and stuff weren’t even anywhere near them.
In any case, going into school with the others is proving to be a welcome break.
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